The first sign that Friday was going to go insane in the membrane came in the late afternoon — Xavier, the two-time defending Class LL champion, trailed Hillhouse by 28 points just seconds into the fourth quarter.

Windham's 46 fourth-quarter points would rank second for most points scored in one quarter, according to the Connecticut High School Football Record Book. New London set the record with 51 points in its 77-6 piledriving of Plainfield in 2005.

Fitch's Saffwan Davis ran for four touchdowns in the first quarter, too.

Kingsley's 502 yards ranks seventh all-time according to the Record Book. His eight touchdowns ranks second.

What else, what else.

Oh, yes — it's staggeringly dumb to try to forecast the playoffs with over a month left to play. Yet that hasn't stopped some of the dingbats here Polecat HQ. They've wasted their time, energy, and gray matter the last two weeks trying to figure out the state's four CIAC playoff races.

The following was written about Ridgefield's chances of qualifying in Class LL, "Outlook: Excellent. The Tigers should benefit from a favorable schedule."